Zeshan Dixon and Tyler Cumming earned Liberty League weekly awards after helping Hobart beat Rochester 38-7 on Saturday.
Dixon was named the league's Defensive Performer of the Week for the third time this season, while Cumming received his second Rookie of the Week award, according to Hobart and William Smith Athletics. Running back E.J. Taylor and kicker Owen McNulty also made the weekly honor roll.
Dixon, a senior cornerback, made five tackles and intercepted a pass on Rochester's opening possession. His 38-yard return gave Hobart the ball at the Rochester 45-yard line. He leads the league with five interceptions, and his 149 interception return yards rank third on Hobart's single-season list. He has a career-high 47 tackles this season.
Cumming, a first-year linebacker, led the Statesmen with 10 tackles. He ranks second on the team with 49 this season. Hobart limited Rochester to 10 first downs, a season-low 97 passing yards and 180 total yards, its lowest total allowed this season.
Taylor rushed for a season-high 169 yards and three touchdowns, adding two catches for 23 yards to finish with 192 all-purpose yards. He scored on runs of 7 yards in the first quarter, 1 yard in the second and 57 yards midway through the fourth.
The senior leads the league with 856 rushing yards and 76 points. His 3,739 career rushing yards rank fifth in Hobart history.
McNulty made a 27-yard field goal and all five extra-point attempts for eight points. The first-year kicker is 20-for-20 on extra points this season, the most makes without a miss in the league.
Hobart has won three straight games and is 5-3 overall and 3-2 in the Liberty League, tied with Union for third place. The Statesmen host Hilbert, which is 0-8 overall and 0-6 in the league, at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at Boswell Field at Urick Stadium in their final regular-season home game.
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